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Passed up a prior funding workshop? Need a refresher? Have new questions? Come ​to our workshop on August 9! You'll get clarity on funding-related questions ranging from admissions, external fellowships, project money, and research grants as well as where to get answers for each type of scenario. Snacks will be provided.

Are you tech-savvy and service-oriented? Apply to work with Collaborate! Collaborate develops and launches key projects to significantly enhance technology services on the UCSB campus, and is currently seeking graduate student instructional design assistants to work 50%-time (with fee remission) or 25%-time (no fee remission). Read on to learn more!

You have convinced the hiring committee that you are a strong candidate for your dream job through a polished cover letter and C.V. But what about the core of your scholarship? Where do you see your research in five years? This workshop on August 7 will explore the research statement and the five-year plan: what they are, what they look like, and which one is right for you.

If you are planning to apply for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program for the 2019-20 grant cycle or want to learn more about the program, join us for an information session on August 6. This session will cover types of grants, the components of a Fulbright application, tips for putting together the best Fulbright application possible, and the campus interview process.

Are you in the middle stages of your dissertation and running into roadblocks? Do you need some new strategies and habits to help you finish up? Then apply for the second session of the 2018 Dissertation Write-In! Application deadline is Monday, August 6.

Apply now to be a teaching assistant for the English Department! Positions are open in a variety of classes in Fall 2018, Winter 2019, and Spring 2019. The application deadline is July 26.

The Thomas W. Wilkins Fellowship has been endowed to encourage greater diversity among scholars who use The Huntington’s collections to conduct advanced humanities research in the fields of history, literature, art, and the history of science. Deadline to apply is November 15, 2018.

The Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco is offering a postdoctoral position in functional genomics. Read on to find out more!

Attention international graduate students! Do you know about the International Doctoral Recruitment Fellowship (IDRF)? Since its inception in 2015, the IDRF has been automatically awarded to international PhD students at the start of their fourth quarter, and covers out-of-state tuition costs. Read on for more information!

Calling California grad students and postdocs! The California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) is seeking scientists and engineers in training for the CCST Climate Science Translators Showcase, held in conjunction with the Global Climate Action Summit hosted by Governor Jerry Brown in San Francisco in September 2018. Application deadline is July 29.

Summer Stipends support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both. Apply now! Deadline is September 26, 2018, for projects beginning next May 2019 (spring/summer).

Interested in interviewing with the Dow Chemical Company? Dow is planning to hire a significant number of students and postdocs this year for various positions in the areas of engineering sciences, material science, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, polymer chemistry, catalysis, computational chemistry and analytical sciences. Read on to learn more! Application deadline is July 20th.

Providing up to $3,000, Mathias Graduate Student Research Grant Program funding encourages students to establish independent research projects at reserves in the National Reserve System (NRS). Students gain experience submitting research proposals, writing progress reports, and managing a research budget. Apply now! Deadline is September 10, 2018.

UC MEXUS is offering up to $1,500 for small, short-term, non-dissertation projects in all disciplines as related to academic exchange, research training, and scholarly development in areas of interest to UC MEXUS. These areas include Mexico-related studies in all academic fields, Latino Studies, and critical issues of common concern to the United States and Mexico. Deadline is August 6, 2018.

WCAHS welcomes applications on a wide range of topics relevant to agricultural health and safety. Areas of current interest include, but are not limited to, health and safety related to air quality and climate change, wildland fires near agriculture, and mental health in agricultural populations. Graduate students and postdoctoral scholars may request up to $10,000. Deadline is July 27, 2018.